 "King's Field" was the first video game title developed by FromSoftware; the company was founded in the 1980s to work on productivity software, deciding to branch out into video game development during the 1990s Japanese after seeing the port of "" for the Apple II.FromSoftware initially attempted an action game for personal computers (PC)—featuring 3D CGI graphics and robots navigating an underground labyrinth—but stopped development as no PC at the time could handle the project.Following the public announcement by Sony of the PlayStation home console, FromSoftware successfully pitched the project after redesigning it to focus on first-person exploration.